AM Announcements - May 03

AM Announcements
May 03, 2010

1. Today is Day 152.

2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.

3. Calendar items for this week:

Monday: May 03
NC- DPI - Teacher Evaluation Staff-Development - GSO - All Day - Powell off-campus
ESL Principals' meeting - Room 169 - 3:30-5:00 - Reichert off-campus

Tuesday: May 04
DIBELS testing
Dave Fairall and Toni Bigham meet with Speas staff - 2:40-3:45
Elementary Transfer Fair - Parkland High School - 4:30-6:00 - Reichert off-campus
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: May 05
Joyce Kohfelt and Toni Biugham visit Speas LLI program - 12:30-2:00
DIBELS testing

Thursday: May 06
DIBELS testing
Joint Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Title-1 meeting - 12:00-2:00 - Reichert off-campus
PTA Spring Dinner - Village Inn Clemmons - 6:30-8:30

Friday: May 07
Counselors Breakfast - Piedmont Club - 7:30-9:00 - Clodfelter and Reichert off-campus
Second on-demand writing sample due in the moodle by the end of the day

3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/11 - SIT Meeting
b. 05/10 - Field Day
c. 05/10 - Interim Reports go home
d. 05/12 - Used Book sale - gym - 8:30-1:30
e. 05/14-05/21 - EOG Testing
f. 05/15 - Student Council Yard Sale and Used Book Sale
g. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
h. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students

4. Ms. Powell will be off-campusin Greensboro all day today at a DPI staff-development on the new Teacher Evaluation instrument. She will be back tomorrow.

5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :

Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th &  May 22nd 9a-3p

6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $______. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.

7. Review Conferences for today are:

8. I will be off-campus this afternoon beginning at 3:10 attending an ESL Principals' meeting downtown.

9. The WS/FCS transfer fair is tomorrow at Parkland High School from 4:30-6:00. Those individuals who indicated they would like to transfer are welcome to attend and meet with rpincipals looking to fill vacancies. It is also valuable to get your name out there in case openings arise. PRT's may also attend according to HR even if they did not request a transfer.

10. Remember to review data in your PLC meetings as we work to complete our needs assessment for our Prioritized Title-1 Plan. With the budget in turmoil our decisions about which programs and personnel to fun with Title-1 money become even more critical.

11. The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide-open spaces surrounded by teeth.
Charles Luckman

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
William G. McAdoo (1863 - 1941)

Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999)

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.
Barbara Tober